Definition of Leitmotifs

1. Noun. (plural of leitmotif) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leitmotifs

1. leitmotif [n] - See also: leitmotif

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leitmotifs

leisure center
leisure time
leisure wear
leisured
leisureless
leisureliness
leisurelinesses
leisurely
leisures
leisurewear
leisuring
leisurist
leisurists
leiteite
leitmotif
leitmotifs (current term)
leitmotiv
leitmotivs
lek
leke
lekgotla
lekked
lekker
lekking
lekkings
leks
leku
lekvar
lekvars
lekythi

Literary usage of Leitmotifs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"Platonic prose is an orchestral accompaniment of the thought; suggesting for every nuance of the idea its appropriate mood, and shot through with leitmotifs ..."

2. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1920)
"One of the most striking conceptions in the whole production is Mr. Rosse's use of curtains as leitmotifs. Across the entire proscenium, covering the arch ..."

3. Musicians of To-day by Romain Rolland (1915)
"In Pelleas et Melisande one finds no persistent leitmotifs running through the work, or themes which pretend to translate into music the life of characters ..."

4. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
"Helping the persecuted and restoring "peace based on justice became leitmotifs of the Church's preaching, teaching, and practice. ..."

5. The New Era in American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1919)
"... as well as technically; the skill with which it is divided into different moods with their verbal leitmotifs is something more than a tour de force. ..."

6. The New Era in American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1919)
"... as well as technically; the skill with which it is divided into different moods with their verbal leitmotifs is something more than a tour de force. ..."

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